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Music Theory 1 for Guitarists! You can jump around through these lessons but I advise to follow them in order so you don’t have gaps in your learning. Have your Guitar in your hands and go through what your reading as you read it. So go pick it up and lets get started. I want to keep these lessons short and easy to grasp. If you have questions leave me a comment and I will help. This is where it starts. Thick E string… From the open Fret to the 12th Fret. This is one octave. From the open string to the 12th fret you have 12 notes. They are… E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, and E again. REMEBER THIS!!! E and B have NO Sharps, NO #’s. This is important. Its not hard just remember it. E and B have no sharps. Play each of these notes and call out the names as you go. Starting Open, play each note sliding up one each time. E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, and E again. You have just played One octave. This is a scale, its called the chromatic scale and in my mind it is the most important scale to know. All other scales are created from this scale. All chords are created from this scale. In fact EVERYTHING in music is taken from this scale. In my mind it is the most important scale to know. As you will find out in the coming lessons this scale is very important to know. Seems easy...
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For so many years now i am still amazed at how many Awesome Gutiar Players dont know anything about music. On so many occasions I have said to fellow axemen “Play the 6th chord” or “You play the 3rd” and im looked at like a freak! I get why they dont, and in many ways that is one of the reasons the guitar is such an awesome instrument to play. The guitar is tuned in 4ths and this basicly means you can learn a shape on the neck ie an “E” chord shape and then using a bar with you first finger, move it anywhere up or down the neck and play any other like shaped chord. It works with every shape chord “A” like double bar chords “A-” chords, what ever. The very cool part is it works with Scales, Riffs, Runs etc. What ever you can play can be moved to a new position and then play it in any key. Now this is going to be the first of Many Many posts on this topic because it is huge and encompasses so much important information. I have taught this very same information to my all my students, purely because it is so important. I love to see them go from being a Riff playing guitarist playing purely by TAB and ear, to being able to compose, transpose and play what they actually hear in their head. I hope to use this to be able to do the same from you. I would how ever like your feed back on how clear it is to understand this...
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This seems to be a very common question. “How do I write Lyrics?” This is such an easy, yet difficult question to answer. Writing lyrics is Not hard. But it is so much more than just siting down and writing what comes out of your head. Today I want to talk not so much about the content of what you write but more about how you put your lyrics down, and more so what structure you use. I have previously written on this exact topic so check out a more detailed Blog on My Blogger Page. Basically, its the same as how you phrase your musical structure. When ever you write anything you create a feel and a flow. The trick is to understand how you can use this emotion and movement created by the structure to influence your listener. Check it out and leave me a comment if you need any more clarification. Enjoy How to Write a song Understanding...
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This is a great video that helps understand the importance of play live when ever possible. He also looks at his style of writing and his approach to being creative. Some of the important points I got from this video….. 1. The impotance of re-writing a song. Take the idea you have and get it down fast so you can come back at any time and re-work it. 2. Find the way that suits you best and get good at it. This is important because the way you go about doing something always affects the out come. 3. Playing live. This is something I always notice. The more you play live the better your playing gets. Hope you enjoyed and got something that will help in your writing and playing. Leave a comment and let me know what you...
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I have been a musician most of my life. I have been studying, performing and teaching for 3/4 of my life. The one thing I do well is gather and then pass on information. Though my main instrument is Guitar I share knowlage on all sorts of topics. Guitar, Theory, Software, Mixing, Producing, Performing, Creativity etc. To many to list here. Live your passions in life. My purpose is to Create and help others Create. Thier is no better feeling than waking up in the morning and knowing you work and you passion are one in the...
